GEC 2023 #87 English Jack

[J.Mattson]

Some obscenely good examples lately Those Kamels are King, beautiful variations, will hope to see more Camel on other patterns in the future, it could be the New Primitive Bone And far better than mediocre Stag.

That's a very interesting idea!

 

[waynorth]

The #87 Camel Bone came in today. It was well worth the wait! Fit and finish are spot on; the pull on the master and pen are nice. I’m very happy with it!

Beauty, Crappie!!!
(I had a '55 Pontiac Coupe in those two blue colors, in mint condition - I sure miss that V-8 beauty!!)

 

[Reconmarui]

Does anyone else find the pull on their pen blades a little light?

 

[Crappie71]

Beauty, Crappie!!!
(I had a '55 Pontiac Coupe in those two blue colors, in mint condition - I sure miss that V-8 beauty!!)

Thanks Charlie! Until you told me about your ‘55 Pontiac, I never thought about it, but I had a ‘65 Mercury Monterrey in the light blue color (Ford paint code aquamarine.) It had a 390 V8. I really miss that one too! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

 

[Jsega51]

Does anyone else find the pull on their pen blades a little light?

On my Beaver Tail the pen blade is about half the pull of the main. The Coal Oil and Camel bone were much better. The pulls on all the main blades are pretty consistent.

 

[paulhilborn]

You scored on this one Paul, my favorite of any I've seen !

Thanks Steve, I love this thing, for it's large size it carry's really well

 

[pat9198]

Does anyone else find the pull on their pen blades a little light?

Same here, pen blade is lighter than the main. I don't mind it really, but it is lighter.

 

[TheIncredibleHoke]

My pen blade is pretty light, but not annoyingly so.

 

[Cypress_1944]

Got mine today, and I absolutely love it! I can't find a single thing wrong with it. The pulls on mine are perfect, the pen a little lighter than the main but not bad at all. The main on mine I'd say is about 6.5 and the pen is a perfect 5. Both blades are very snappy. Will be getting a lot of pocket time for sure.

 

[Knivolf]

It looks like they did a great job on these, especially the Northfields!
Good news for my wallet, though, because none of them have a cover material and/or shield combo that I like well enough to pull the trigger.
Fantastic pictures, Everyone, and thanks for sharing.

 

[mrknife]

went to test one as well. not bad at all. Definitely heavier than the 2022 14 run

 

[paulhilborn]

Oops, double post

 

[btb01]

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Great run on these 87s. I really like the camel bone. Feels great and looks great. The hummingbird acrylic isn’t as figured as the 59 I got from last year, but the other covers are all excellent. The Indian paintbrush is a nice, darker red than I was expecting and I am glad to see it.
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Nice full line-ups, guys.

I’ve only picked up the Oil Sucker Rod so far. Might grab an Indian Paintbrush. Was tempted by the Church Glass. Some of the camel bones look great, but I’m not a fan of the cloud shield, and wasn’t keen on the price or the unknown factor of the randomly colored covers.

 

[tomas_f]

Mine arrived Friday but with the Holiday weekend, I'm getting around to posting pic's just now.

This knife is top notch ... very nice natural color with lots of character, I really like it

 

[paulhilborn]

This knife is top notch ... very nice natural color with lots of character, I really like it

Thank you tomas, I appreciate that

 

[Bradleyo]

 

[fishin1635]

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That’s a nice one Brad and very well matched

 

[Epicurian]

My #87 Camel bone is basically off white, but still nice looking. I was curious how it will color with age if anyone knows.

 

[fishin1635]

My #87 Camel bone is basically off white, but still nice looking. I was curious how it will color with age if anyone knows.

It probably depends on how you store it or use it, sweat will cause it to age if you use it, sun light will cause it to probably bleach over time, just like natural patina I would think but only time will tell. Show us some pictures epic

 

[fishin1635]

I love these jumbo Washington jacks, each one has its own unique color.